Re: [SLUG] Openbox, Ubuntu 9.10 no Wifi

From: Chuck Hast (wchast@gmail.com)
Date: Thu Apr 15 2010 - 19:50:09 EDT


On Thu, Apr 15, 2010 at 15:12, Dylan William Hardison
<dylan@hardison.net> wrote:
> On Wednesday, April 14, 2010 at 09:44PM -0400, Chuck Hast wrote:
>> I have installed openbox on a netbook, which is running Ubuntu 9.10.
>> If i boot to Gnome, I can get a connection over the wire or wifi, but
>> if I try openbox I can not get a connection on the wifi side. If I plug
>> a cable in the connector, I will get a connection immediately, unplug
>> it and it just dies.
>>
>> Anyone tried to run Openbox on Ubuntu 9.10?
>
> When you're not running gnome, you'll need to ensure you have a network
> manager frontend running, or use an alternative network manager such as
> wicd.
>
I will look at this one...

> To start, you could try running nm-applet. This should display either a
> tiny window with the network manager icon, or (preferably) something in
> the system notification area.
>
I start it, if I am monitoring syslog, I then see the wifi come up, it
connects to the known AP. BUT I do not get any graphical screen
showing anything at all. I know what it DOES show because I see
it all of the time when running Gnome, and at times have to use
it to connect to a new network, of course under Gnome it starts
automagicly. I will have to see what script I need to put it in to
start it when I am running OpenBox. I figured I would get some
sort of graphical screen to but I see nothing. My other stuff I use
all shows up, the browsers, Gkrellm, and all the other stuff I have
tried.

-- 
Chuck Hast  -- KP4DJT --
When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice: but when the
wicked beareth rule the people mourn.  Prov 29:2 KJV
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